After he parted ways with Adina, George went to the hospital.Dew was bedridden, and she looked extremely dispirited.Only after she saw George walking in that her expression improved slightly. “George, I know you’re a good boy. I’m really happy to see you visiting me in the hospital. The luckiest thing that has happened to me in my life is giving birth to a mature and obedient son like you.”She held George’s hand and kept caressing it.George felt uncomfortable. He calmly moved out of her grip and indifferently said, “Mom, please don’t think about the company. Just rest well.”“How can she not think about it?” Ruby said coldly as she sat by the bed. “George, your mother has been kicked out of the Board of Directors, and Adina has successfully joined the company. In a few days, Daugherty Corporation will become Adina’s property. Once that happens, it will be meaningless no matter what we do! It wasn’t easy for her to give birth to you after a ten-month pregnancy. She has been ter
Dew opened her eyes wide and nodded. “George, I love your father as well as you and Harold. I want to become a part of the family with you. But your father never wants to look at me. I’m really afraid that he’ll marry another woman and give you a stepmother. I’m scared that your stepmother will abuse you and treat you unfairly. I’m also afraid that your stepmother will treat you so nicely that both of you will forget me as your biological mother.” Those were Dew’s real thoughts.She spoke while she cried, and her expression was that of sorrow.“Dad has wasted five years of your time, and it’s really his fault. I’ll talk about this with Dad today.” George stood up and slowly said, “Mom, please rest well and wait for the news.”After he spoke, he walked out of the ward.Dew looked incredibly surprised. She grabbed Ruby’s hand and excitedly said, “Mom, did you hear him? George wants to talk to Duke for me. He’s really smart, so he must have a way to convince Duke to marry me.”“Duk
Duke walked into the villa, and Mr. Brown immediately went forward to take his briefcase.“Sir, Young Master Harold is in class, and Young Master George just came back.”Duke nodded. He put on some slippers, went upstairs, and entered the study.While he had just returned from the company, he still had to handle many things.As soon as he pushed open the door to the study, he saw George sitting on the couch. He was clearly waiting for him.“Dad, are you free to talk?” George raised his head and asked indifferently.Duke nodded. “What do you want to talk about?”This son looked like him the most. He was just four years old, but he was already growing to be an excellent heir.He kept putting up with Dew mostly because Dew had given him such an excellent heir.“I want to talk about Mom.”As soon as George said that, Duke’s expression became cold.He loosened his tie impatiently. “Why do you want to talk about her?”He did not want to hear anything about that woman.“Dad, I kn
George silently sighed in relief by his side.……After Adina picked up her kids, she drove to the Xavier family’s mansion.There would be a family gathering in the Xavier family's mansion every Friday. As such, Adina purposely chose to go over on Thursday.Only Mdm. Xavier and Ethan would be there. Dinner was ready in the dining room when she got there.“Great Grandma, Uncle Ethan.”Alden held Melody’s hand and walked inside before he greeted them obediently.Mdm. Xavier stroked the kids’ heads and smiled at them lovingly. “Alden is looking more handsome by the day, and Mel is also getting prettier.”“Grandma, please don’t compliment them too much,” Adina said helplessly. “Alden used to be a reserved boy. But ever since he joined preschool, his teachers, classmates, and other parents have been complimenting his good looks. He’s become very proud now.”Alden blushed. “Mommy, I’m not proud.”“Yeah, you’re not proud. You just flaunt your handsomeness more shamelessly!” Adina lau
Dew was holding Duke’s arm.It was her first time attending a banquet with Duke.She had looked forward to this for four years, and her wish finally came true tonight.She knew that George must have talked to Duke. Hence, this man had brought her to this important business banquet.She had purposely dressed up for tonight.She was wearing an $ 800,000-worth ocean starlight dress with Chanel’s new limited edition diamond necklace. Besides, the leather purse in her hand was also custom-made and unique in the world. Her outfit was destined to make her the most dazzling woman in the banquet.Dew raised her chin to receive compliments from everyone’s gaze.Everyone in their circle knew that Duke rarely attended any business banquet. Even if he attended one, he always came alone.It was their first time seeing Duke attend with a female partner.Daugherty Corporation was also quite famous in Sea City. Besides, there had been some news not long ago. Many people in the hall recognized
Duke had introduced an important client of the Winters family to her. What did that mean?It meant Duke treated her like family!When Dew thought about that, her smile became brighter. “Mr. Johnson, even though you have less hair, you still look quite handsome.”She flattered Adrian softly.When the beautiful lady complimented his looks, Adrian felt extremely happy. He humbly said, “Ms. Daugherty, you’re truly a gorgeous woman. I attended so many banquets in Sea City, but this is the first time I saw someone like you who looks more beautiful than Marilyn Monroe.”Dew’s eyes crinkled when she smiled.No woman hated compliments, especially when they came from a successful man like that.She lowered her head and pursed her lips. She acted like she was a coquettish person.Duke drank half of the wine in his glass before he indifferently said, “Ms. Daugherty has just been discharged from the hospital, so she isn’t feeling very well. Mr. Johnson, please help me look after her.”Adri
Duke walked around outside before he went back to the banquet hall. Then, he saw countless men surrounding a woman.This woman had fair skin. When light shone on her face, her face looked a little rosy, and her red lips also appeared glossy.She was wearing a simple white dress. The strapless dress accentuated her waistline and the perfect curves around her hips.Her long, fair legs were planted in a pair of high heels. Her ankles were well-defined, and her toes were round as well as dainty.Duke suddenly understood why some people were interested in women’s feet.Some women’s feet were so pretty that people could not take their eyes off them.He took a sip of his wine, and he forcefully looked away. But he saw that Adina smiled brightly while talking happily to the men.Some unclear feelings filled his heart.When he snapped out of a daze, he was already standing in front of Adina.Duke was born with a strong imposing manner. When his expression darkened and he remained silen
Adina. “What?”If she was not mistaken, Dew cared about a man’s appearance very much!If Mr. Johnson looked handsome, she might have believed what Duke said.However, according to her understanding of Dew, that woman would never be interested in bald men.Duke saw that the contempt in Adina’s eyes become more obvious.He drank some wine before he resolutely changed the subject. “How’s Melody?” he casually asked.After she took the little girl away, she did not even call him back.He was a little worried about Melody’s condition.Adina initially wanted to say, “It’s none of your business”.However, it was this man who had taken Melody upstairs last time. He had helped her take a bath and change her clothes.Adina pursed her pink lips and nonchalantly said, “She’s good.”“I know a specialist who treats child autism. Do you want to send Melody over?” Duke said with a deep voice. “Melody can speak now, and that shows she’s had a breakthrough with her autism. You should take this